Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Nokia brings dual-SIM mobile in Bangladesh

Mobile phone manufacturer Nokia has recently announced the sales start of Nokia C1-00 in Bangladesh to add up to the Eid celebrations. Nokia C1-00 is the first Nokia mobile phone to offer the convenience of a device that can cater for subscribers who have two SIMs, said a

Mini Mart makes Chittagong debut

Midas Financing provides financial help Mini Mart, a chain shop set up and run by women entrepreneurs, made a foray into the port city of Chittagong yesterday, following its success in Dhaka. In his address to the inaugural as the chief guest, Industries Minister Dilip Barua said the government would provide all support for women ... Read more

PBL fixes lowest rate of interest

A meeting was held recently at Pubali Bank Head Office with the participation of all senior Executives and Officers of Pubali Bank Ltd (PBL). They exchange their views in the meeting regarding consumers credit Loans. Managing Director of PBL Helal Ahmed Chowdhury presided over the Meeting while Deputy Managing Directors of the Bank Mahbub Mustafizur ... Read more

Robi selects Ericsson to expand network

Mobile operator Robi is set to modernize and expand its network across the country. It has already embarked upon a series of programmes to enhance its quality of service, mainly by upgrading its technical resources. In this regard, the company has recently chosen Ericsson to supply and install microwave MINI-LINK transmission system

StanChart offers 3pc cash back

During this holy month of Ramzan, Standard Chartered Bank has introduced an exclusive 3pc cash back offer for their Credit Cardholders. Under this offer, the Credit Cardholders will get cash refund on their retail transactions by fulfilling a few simple criteria. Overseas transactions as well as the transactions made by the supplementary cardholders will also ... Read more

NBR draws up programmes to mark Income Tax Day

The National Board of Revenue will spend nearly Tk 3 crore on awareness campaign for increasing tax collection. The fund, allocated in the annual budget will be spent mainly for campaign on electronic media during the month of September, sources in the NBR

Johny Textile presents Eid collection

Johny Textile Mills has been in the Eid market with variety of its Eid releases in sarees, three-pieces, lungis and printed fabrics including voile, poplin etc. at reasonable prices. One of their main brands of cotton print sarees is the Johny Style World Saree which includes Exclusive, Kamalika, Diagold, Ranguly

Bextex to buy 50pc of power company

Beximco Textiles plans to purchase a 50 percent stake in a power generation company. The industrial unit of Beximco Group, commonly known as Bextex, will buy 35 lakh shares of Northern Power Solution Ltd, according to a posting on the Dhaka Stock Exchange website yesterday. The purchase will cost Tk 100 each, totalling Tk 35

SBC earns Tk 1015m in 2009

Sadharan Bima Corporation (SBC) earned a net profit of Tk. 1015m in 2009 which was Tk. 241.30 million more than that of the previous year. In 2008 the net profit was Tk. 773.70 million. The growth rate of the profit of the Corporation was 31.190pc. In 2009 the total premium income of the Corporation was ... Read more

Aftab Bahumukhi Farms receives Rising Star Supplier Award

Aftab Bahumukhi Farms Limited, a sister concern of Islam Group, has received the Rising Star Supplier Award as a supplier of international quality chicken and further processed poultry supplier for KFC. Transcom Foods’ executive director Akku Chowdhury handed over the crest and a certificate on behalf of Yum India Pvt Ltd to the Aftab Bahumukhi ... Read more

Rahimafrooz opens showroom at nat’l stadium

Rahimafrooz Distri-bution Limited launched its first exclusive electronics showroom at Banghabanbhu National Stadium in Dhaka on Tuesday. Rahimafrooz Distri-bution managing direc- tor Mudassir Murtaza Moin inaugurated the showroom, said a news

Green light to two IPOs

The stockmarket regulator yesterday approved IPO prospectuses of two new firms. Modern Poly Industries Ltd, a concern of business conglomerate TK Group, will float three crore ordinary shares of Tk 10 each using the book building method, a modern pricing mechanism for initial public offering (IPO). The indicative price of each Modern Poly share has ... Read more

Improving service delivery, accountability of UP stressed

Bangladesh’s Second National Strategy for Accelerated Poverty Reduction (NSAPR II) has given high priority to strengthen local level accountability and governance with strong community participation and oversight. The World Bank’s new Country Assistance Strategy also recognizes the importance of local governance. The Bank will build on Government’s commitment to

GreenU VC leaves for Canada

The Vice-Chancellor of Green University of Bangladesh (Former VC of Dhaka University) has recently left Dhaka for Canada to exchange students with different Universities of Canada and to examine feasibilities of joint collaboration in the field of higher education and research. During his visit, Prof. Chowdhury will sign in a preliminary agreement with University of ... Read more

New COO for DSE

Md Zahurul Alam joined the Dhaka Stock Exchange as chief operating officer Monday, says a statement. Alam, a former brigadier general of Bangladesh Army, has been serving the bourse as a director, before the new appointment, since

$157m WB credit for urban infrastructure, rural livelihoods

Bangladesh Government on Monday signed two credit agreements totaling $157m for the ‘Empowerment and Livelihood Improvement Project, known as the Notun Jibon Project, and additional financing for the on-going Municipal Services Project. The agreement was signed at the Economic Relations Division. M. Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan, Secretary, Economic Relations Division and

Dhaka show highlights items made by women entrepreneurs

A six-day expo to display products made by Bangladeshi and Pakistani women entrepreneurs began in Dhaka yesterday. The expo, DOSTI-WETEX 2010, is taking place at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, state minister of the women and children affairs ministry,

Whole night business: Conditions irk shop owners

The government’s decision to allow businesses countrywide to keep open throughout nights after Ramadan 15 may turn fruitless unless some terms and conditions are relaxed, some shop owners have said. Only when the condition to keep the air coolers in shops inoperative, such whole night business might be effective, they

Rangs Properties comes up with Eid offers

Real estate developer Rangs Properties Ltd (RPL) has offered value-added services with the apartments in its new project, Garden Square, under an Eid promotional offer. The offer includes options like fitted kitchen with kitchen hood and cabinet, lighting fixtures, built-in bedroom cabinets and room air-coolers, said a